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MTGO Summer Testing #3: Legacies Revived

David Ernenwein — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 13:30:00 +0000

In the final part of his summer testing series, David's playing aspiringspike's Shreddervine list, and a new take on his favorite archetype, Mono-Blue tempo!

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The Case Against Power

David Schumann — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:00:20 +0000

Today's article subject spawned from a discussion that began in the QS Discord chat. One of our members was contemplating stepping away from the game for a while and wanted to know the best place to park his money and/or what to trade into. As expected, a lot of people immediately jumped to Power. The general […]

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MTG Metagame Finance #25

Edward Eng — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 17:44:01 +0000

The holidays are in full swing and the new year is right around the corner. And as some of you may know, the stock market has been a bit shaky in the last month or so. But it seems Magic is still doing pretty well during this slightly volatile time. I think a good portion […]

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MTG Metagame Finance #24

Edward Eng — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 01:05:52 +0000

Ultimate Masters is still in full bounce back mode, and the last World Magic Cup has come to a finish. Plus, some sweet Ravnica Allegiance spoilers have hit the market so there’s gonna be a nice mix of things to talk about again in this piece. Owing to the spoilers, this might be a little […]

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MTG Metagame Finance #23 (Free Giveaway #2!)

Edward Eng — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:00:16 +0000

Ultimate Masters has hit the market and there’s already been a lot of movement. The prices of the reprints dropped as they usually do when a set first hits the market. But it seems like the prices have started to rebound a lot quicker this time around. There’s a slight possibility they could drop again […]

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Preparing for the December 6th Announcement

Kyle Rusciano — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 22:37:50 +0000

Welcome back, folks. It's been a while since I last wrote an article, in large part because I've been unwilling to make any financial moves on MTGO before reading the December 6th announcement about competitive play on Arena. What is announced there could have major ramifications for investing on MTGO, and so I've been very […]

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Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #20

Edward Eng — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:15:32 +0000

Many people have been saying there’s been a little less movement regarding Magic finance during the past few weeks or months. Some people are saying there’s a slowdown. Others are saying it’s normal because the holidays are around the corner and players have less money to spend on Magic cards. Regardless, Magic continues to move […]

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Daily Stock Watch – Mutavault (GP FOIL)

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 06:25:42 +0000

Rob is baffled by the continuous drop in the stock of this card so he shares his thoughts with you on today's segment.

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Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #11

Edward Eng — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 18:30:11 +0000

For this week, Eddie brings more Guilds of Ravnica spoiler talk and a dive into one of Magic's newest formats to crop up, Premodern.

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Insider: Top 10 Tiny Leaders

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 07 May 2015 09:00:49 +0000

Mike Lanigan presents a swath of interesting and powerful decks in Tiny Leaders as an introduction to the format. You'll have to be prepared to face these staple generals.

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Humble Defector

Jason Alt — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 20:33:03 +0000

Come see all our Fate Reforged spoiler coverage I polled some judges on Twitter, and unless a lot of us are mistaken, this card is busted with Jeskai Ascendency. It's not as busted as it could be because of how the card is templated. The ability that lets you draw cards is tied to giving […]

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Insider: More Like Forgeapprentice, Am I Right? – Understanding Kuldotha Forgemaster’s Flat Performance

Jason Alt — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 10:00:55 +0000

Jason Alt looks at the trajectory of Kuldotha Forgemaster after its Top 8 in GP Edison, which surprised many by being so lackluster. Why did it break the mold, and what does that tell us about other cards?

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Insider: Grand Prix New Jersey – Analyzing the Top 8 and the New Legacy Metagame

Adam Yurchick — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 16:21:36 +0000

Adam retells the many storylines of Grand Prix New Jersey. He also shares the top-performing decklists, reveals the secrets they hold, and explains their metagame position moving forward.

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GP Columbus: Of Islands, Faeries and Misplays

Ryan Overturf — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 05:05:44 +0000

Ryan brought Fairies to this past weekend's GP Columbus. He details the merits of the deck and where he would make improvements.

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Dralnu’s Forbidden Alchemy

Carlos Gutierrez — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:05:10 +0000

Carlos continues the theme of expanding on other people's Commander decks, this time bringing us some flashback action with Dralnu, Lich Lord.

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Ertai’s Trickery

Carlos Gutierrez — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 05:05:38 +0000

As a rule Carlos isn't a fan of countermagic, but this weeks he goes off the deep end with a deck that tries to counter all the spells! Check out Ertai, the Corrupted and his horde of Merfolk minions!

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Cubing with Carlos

Carlos Gutierrez — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:05:56 +0000

Carlos takes a break from weekly post-FNM Commander when someone brings a Cube! Check out his thoughts on designing a limited environment while following along with his draft. What would you do the differently?

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Why so Blue, Myojin?

Carlos Gutierrez — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:05:18 +0000

Some of Magic's older curve-topping titans have fallen out of favor for newer, crazier bombs. This week features a unique take on one of the first cycles of gigantic creatures.

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Vintage Metagame Primer, Part One: Combo

Joshua Justice — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 04:05:08 +0000

Joshua examines the Vintage format and provides a look at proxy strategies for deckbuilders on a budget.

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Governing the Guildless

Usman Jamil — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 06:30:04 +0000

Cube systems? How do they work?

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